COHEN, Judith Loeb Cohen - 80, died peacefully, at her home in Toron to, surrounded by her family.
The daughter of Amelia Brownstein and Norman Loeb, Judi was born in Ottawa in 1943.
She is survived by her loving husband, Marshall "Mickey" Cohen; and her chil dren, Richard and Elise Cohen, Jessica Cohen and Mark Ruan, Jill and Danny Morris, Jennifer and Ken Tanenbaum, Amanda Cohen and Grady Hendrix.
She is the be loved grandmother of Caity, Mat thew, Rachel, Peter, Amy, Zach, Sami, Maddie, Jack, Ethan, and Dylan.
She is also survived by her brother, Donald Loeb, and his family.Judi always championed stay-at-home moms, feeling that they were the most underesti mated people on the planet.
As a stay-at-home mom herself, Judi's list of accomplishments include becoming the first woman to head a major arts organization in Canada, when she lead the board of the National Ballet. She was chair of the board of the Chil dren's Aid Foundation of Canada for many years and founded the annual Teddy Bear Affair fund raiser on its behalf.
She went on to found Invest in Kids in 1993 and served as its chair, launching The Battle of The Brains as their annual gala fundraising event. Battle of the Brains continues to this day as one of the largest fundraisers for numerous charita ble organizations.
Her family would also like to thank all of her doctors, nurses, and caregivers for treating her with such enormous skill and compassion at the end of her life.
The family will welcome visitors on Tuesday, January 23rd and Wednesday, January 24th from 1 - 3 p.m. and from 5 - 7 p.m. at 51 Hillholm Road, Toronto.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to the Children's Aid Foun dation of Canada.
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